Kinnikinnick Doughnuts Review & Giveaway

Kinnikinnick Foods is a company based in Canada. I love the fact that their facility is gluten free. In fact, they even provide their employees with free gluten-free products because they are not allowed to bring gluten into the facility.

It is their strict standards that allows me to feel comfortable eating their products. They have a large variety of gluten-free products to choose from. Most are also dairy and many are soy and nut free.

Recently, Kinnikinnick sent me an assortment of their doughnuts because they want to get word out that they have Pumpkin Spice Doughnuts available for your fall enjoyment.

All of their doughnuts are good. They taste just like doughnuts should. They are not particularly soft, but they’re not hard either. They are just more dense than some gluten-filled doughnuts.

My gluten-free son likes their doughnuts and they make a special treat for him when he needs one. I keep the doughnuts in the freezer, and pull them out as needed.

The regular varieties of doughnuts are packaged in boxes. I suppose since it is a special item, the pumpkin spice doughnuts were in a plastic package that was not as protective. The doughnuts themselves were not harmed, but much of the glaze was broken off. If looks are important to you or your child, you might want to keep this in mind when ordering any seasonal doughnuts.

The Giveaway: Kinnikinnick is giving away a doughnut assortment to one winner. The giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents.

To enter you must leave a comment on this post, not on my Facebook page and not an email. If you receive my updates by email, click on the underlined title and it will take you to my blog page where you can leave a comment.

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Leave a comment on this post telling me if you have tried their doughnuts. (1 entry)

Comments

I haven’t tried these yet — can’t find them at my local grocery stores. But I’ve been jonesing for a donut lately, because we have Krispy Kremes brought to my workplace once a week. They always smell so good.

Please enter me in the drawing and I would love to be the winner since I have not had a donut since I was diagnoised with celiac 1 1/2 years ago. Oct 15th is my 65th birthday so winning donuts would be a double celebration.

I love Kinnikinnick products. Their donuts are great. I’ve not tried the pumpkin spice ones yet, not sure if they are in VA or not! A little trick to warm them up and soften them– wrap loosely in a paper towel and heat in microwave for about 10 seconds or so. They come out hot and fresh tasting. The frosting will melt like a glaze. These are sooooo good.

These were hard for me to find, but finally found them in the secret freezer in my local grocery store. It’s a freezer section off the beaten path that has those Vegan pizzas and the Rice Dream ice cream. I LOVE them!! I have them in the freezer and use them as a treat once per week. I’ve not seen the pumpkin ones but they sound good. My favorite is the glazed, but the chocolate & cinnamon ones are good too. I do not care for them thawed, only fresh from the freezer. They do not have that grainy texture or weird after taste. They are WONDERFUL! Moehttp://AdoptiveMomHomeschoolingAnOnlyChild.blogspot.com/

We have tried all of their donuts except pumpkin spice (which I am now dying to try) and LOVE them…they will allow my daughter to participate in a school event called donuts with dad as she can just bring her own, she picked the cinnamon sugar ones!

I liked Kinnikinnick on Facebook! And will share on my Inner Garden Path Health and Wellness FB page. Haven’t tried their products yet. Would certainly like too. I miss the occasional doughnut as a treat, especially anything with maple on it. Yum!

We have never tried those and my kids would FLIP to try them… they say one of the things they miss most are the donuts we used to have every so often. I can’t even let them see this page or they will be begging me to find them!! LOL

I have not tried these doughnuts but they look great. I love that Kinnikinnick cares so much about people that are GF and their facility is so dedicated. I “Like” them on fb and have subscribed to your blog via email.

I terribly miss donuts since being gluten-free, and even before since they are not the same as they were 30 years ago (before bleached flour, hydrogenated oil, etc), and they are time consumig to make. I think I might splurge in my budget and try some of these. Kinnikinnick donuts! Or maybe I will win and get to try some free.

We love the donuts. My mom buys them whenever we go to the health food store that carries them. She heats them up in the microwave before eating, to help make them soft(er). Yes, little on the heavy side, but pretty good 🙂

We love Kinnikinnik donuts and other goodies. In fax, my son was asking for donuts this morning, but we are out. I do wish they would me out with a donut that is like a gluten glazed donuts, so light and fluffy. I tried another brand that claimed to have one, but it wasn’t. My 3 boys and I are all gluten free.

hi, we love love, love them! i remember years ago in columbus, ohio, they would ome to the gluten free gang’s convention. we’ve been know to look for the chocolate ones in three health food stores. thanks, elyse

I love Kinnikinnick products but they are difficult to find in my area. Doughnuts are a rare treat. Pumkin spice doughnuts sound divine. If I had some pumpkin spice doughnuts I would hoard them and not share them. I would probably cry with pleasure.

I have never seen the Kinnikinnick Doughnuts anywhere locally. I would love, love, love to try them. I have purchased Kinnikinnick flour mix and love it. This is my ‘go to’ mix for burger buns. I hope I win so I can try them.

These look MOUTHWATERING! We have MANY patients with several different food allergies, this would be a great treat to share with them! Our fingers are crossed that we win these scrumptious treats, as many know it is hard to find a good GF doughnut! We are subscribers and will certainly spread the word about this giveaway!

I have purchased for my husband a number of frozen glazed gluten-free donuts 😀 we discovered them a few months ago, and I was hesitant to buy them because they were like six bucks a box for six small donuts – but they’re really really delicious. My husband loves them, and they were his first gluten-free donuts.

I’m a fan of all things “Kinnikinnick”….but the donuts are my special treat! I live in Alberta, Canada and had the opportunity to visit the Kinnikinnick Bakery a few years ago. I was newly diagnosed & had heard I could find some great GF baking products at their store. We were greeted with a table of their White cake samples – delicious – and I found the supplies I needed to make my GF cooking and baking successful. So when their Donuts arrived in our local health food store I was delighted…they are soooo good! My husband and I winter in Arizona, so it’s great to find these products there as well!

Hi Linda, I hope you feel better. I liked them on FB and subscribed and posted contest on FB!! I can’t remember the last time I had a doughnut…I guess it’s been over a year. I would love to try them and I love your site!! Hugs, Ali

I live in New Brunswick, Canada and have not seen the Kinnikinnick brand in any of the Loblaw Stores that we have here, but I am sure they are in the larger cities like Halifax. I would really like to have the opportunity to try gluten free products that are made here and it is good to know that there are more and more companies jumping into the gluten free market here. I normally get my products across the border when I make my semi-weekly trip to Maine.

My 6 year old daughter Elena loves Kinnikinnick cookies, but we’ve never bought the doughouts. As a matter of fact, she has never eaten a doughnut in her life. I would love to introduce her to these! I’ll have to see if I can find them.

Kinnikinnick Doughnuts – Review & Giveaway

To provide Celiacs, people with Autism and other people with special dietary requirements with an uncontaminated, risk free source of food products. To provide our customers with food that actually looks and tastes Great.

Their products are produced in dedicated gluten, wheat, and nut free facilities that use soy, eggs and sesame seeds. I found their video on the importance of dedicated gluten-free facilities and equipment interesting. In it they simply show us a high speed waffle line that they purchased used and had to clean. It took them four weeks to remove all traces of gluten. You can see in the video how much gluten can be found on various parts of the equipment. They took the equipment apart to clean it—something that is not done when a company uses shared equipment. Many of the areas cannot easily be cleaned, yet are close to if not actually in contact with the food. You can also find the video on the Kinnikinnick Foods website.

For the Valentine’s season,Kinnikinnick is offering the above pictured cinnamon apple doughnuts which are gluten, dairy, soy, and nut free. They are available until February 28th and only through their website or by calling toll free 1-877-503-4466.

Kinnikinnick sent me a sampling of their doughnut varieties. These apple cinnamon doughnuts may be more dense than their gluten-containing counterparts, but they have that doughnut flavor along with the cinnamon and a hint of apple. Gluten-free son and I both liked them, and my sweet-toothed son did everything he could to talk me into giving him one, which I did. He thought they were pretty good, and he’s a gluten eater. The doughnuts are small, about 3 inches in diameter and come 6 to a package.

Don’t expect a gluten-free doughnut to be exactly like a big soft gluten-filled doughnut. But if doughnuts are something you really miss, these are good. You can look for Kinnikinnick in the frozen section of health food stores and the frozen health food section of some regular grocery stores. I have seen them at Giant. There is a store locator on their web site or you can order directly from them.

The GiveawayOne winner will receive an assortment of Kinnikinnick doughnuts similar to the one pictured above. To enter you must have a ship to addresses in Canada, the Continental US, Alaska or Hawaii, and you must leave a comment on this post. If you receive this post by email, you need to click over to my blog and leave a comment. Leave a separate comment for each entry. Please include an email address in your first comment. Up to four entries per person:

I miss fresh doughnuts right out of the fryer at my Grandpa's doughnut shop; especially the old fashioned cake kind with chocolate frosting. I already subscribe to your emails my addy is [email protected].

Well…I've never met a donut that I didn't like, but I always seemed to gravitate towards chocolate cake with chocolate icing and apple fritters. Ooooooohh and the chocolate bavarian cream filled ones with choc. frosting! YUMMMMMM!! :-b

I miss the apple fritters and just the plain doughnuts. But i do not miss the way the wheat and gluten in them make me feel! GF doughnuts would be fabulous!Thanks for posting all these great recipes!-Krisitn

Doughnuts used to be a major temptation to me, when I was young and didn't think I should avoid all that sugar…and gluten. There's not anything else that smells or tastes quite the same. Now that I'm older and wiser, what a treat it would be to have some gluten-free doughnuts!

Oh my goodness, I've tried their donuts before and they are to Die For!! And yes, we are friends on facebook, and I received your emails too! Thank you for all your emails and facebook post.Please send some donuts my way.Helemarie Reavis[email protected]

Oh how I miss krispy kreme doughnuts. The soft fluffy glazed doughnuts with chocolate icing, and the powdered doughnuts with cream in the middle. yum! Would love to win this giveaway and eat some yummy doughnuts! And by th way i am subscribed to your rss feed and like you on facebook 🙂

Oh how I miss krispy kreme doughnuts. The soft fluffy glazed doughnuts with chocolate icing, and the powdered doughnuts with cream in the middle. yum! Would love to win this giveaway and eat some yummy doughnuts! And by th way i am subscribed to your rss feed and like you on facebook 🙂

(sorry for double posting, i signed in with the wrong thing the first time)

I miss the flavored cake donuts – like pumpkin, or blueberry, or cherry. I buy Kinnikinnick donuts for my son for special occasions. We can only have the cinnamon sugar ones though, because those are the only ones without corn. (he also has a corn allergy.) If it's been a while since you've had a donut, and if you warm these a little, they really hit the donut spot!I follow you on Facebook!